Sword and the Script

APRIL 12, 2022

The PR community needs the competition. In an interview on this blog in 2021 , Propel Co-Founder and CEO Zach Cutler said as a former PR agency owner, he couldn’t find software that met his agency’s growth needs. That sounds promising. That’s the first in this month’s PR Tech Sum. Propel Raises $4.5 Million Seed Round.

Software 89

Software Pitching Measurement Enterprise 89

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

So, I thought it was worth commemorating since the MN PR Blog has been an instrumental part of the local PR community for 15+ years. Ryan posted interviews with key PR leaders. He posted an agency list that up until just recently, I was still referencing. He posted agency and corporate PR news.

Blogging 78

Blogging Agency Community Local 78

PRSay

AUGUST 6, 2019

As Gen Z, individuals born starting in 1997 as defined by the Pew Research Center, replaces millennials as the primary consumer target for many corporations, organizations and brands, PR practitioners must delve into this consumer segment and understand how to effectively engage them for the next 15-20 years. Brands can’t simply pander to us.

Television 158

Television Instagram Consumer Newspapers 158

Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

In that case, your journey might lead you towards a job in internal communications working for a corporation where you promote the company’s various products, services and experts. If so, the agency route might be the best for you. And don’t neglect the old fashioned “information interview.” Consider joining PRSA.

Industry 316

Industry Fashion Travel Tourism 316

MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Corporate histories are important to customers, employees, business partners, and community members. Your corporate story can prove that sound business decisions have been made along the way, pay respect to your employees, build goodwill, and demonstrate long-lasting corporate strength. Legos' Corporate History Video.

Corporate 48

Corporate Examples Storytelling Brand 48

Onclusive

JANUARY 31, 2018

The branding agency goes off and comes back with something really creative, but it is disconnected from your customers, your board and your employees. I’ve created a methodology called Corporate DNA. Community: This is old ground for PR people: it’s not just your customers, but the people who influence our customers.

Content Marketing 191

Content Marketing Marketing Exercises Employee 191

Cision

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Chris Dobson, president of Speyside Corporate Relations, recommends continuing to push yourself out of your comfort zone. In this interview, he discusses the importance of authenticity, how information and news is distributed so quickly and what successful brands are doing differently. How has the PR agency changed over the years?

Corporate 120

Corporate Sports Agency Reputation 120

PR for Anyone

MARCH 27, 2024

The pervasive influence of ageism in Hollywood and corporate settings leaves a great need for more representation and recognition of women’s achievements, regardless of age or appearance. We have the agency to redefine our stories and shape our own destinies, regardless of the limitations imposed by society.

Film 130

Film Storytelling Writing Insurance 130

Communications Conversations

JUNE 28, 2018

This is what led me, in some ways, to interview our Rock Star today: Kirsten Wenker. I am the Senior Corporate Communications Manager for both teams, which means I handle all “off court” communications. How and why did you get into sports PR after a number of years on the agency side?

Sports 113

Sports Travel Television Agency 113

Prohibition

OCTOBER 25, 2019

As a creative and eco-conscious Yorkshire -based agency, we were eager to win the opportunity to work with Yorkshire Water in the promotion of their ‘Six Capitals’ conference, an event aimed to tackle some of the biggest ecological issues facing both the region and the whole of the UK. Sustainability Conference 9.

Conference 48

Conference Video Corporate Government 48

MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

If you're a Vice President of Corporate Communications, Chief Marketing Officer or PR Director in Minnesota, there are only a handful of local business media outlets that you. With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. really care about - the monthly.

Interviews 48

Interviews Radio Journalism Newspapers 48

Landis PR

JANUARY 16, 2024

Independent PR agencies usually seek membership in a regional or global PR network primarily because they want to expand their reach and do more business. For an agency or any entrepreneur to do good business, they need to have good friends. We have multiple agencies from the U.S., For the original blog, please visit here.

Agency 59

Agency Internal International Meeting 59

PRSay

MAY 26, 2020

“The general public became terrorized by media stories about the pandemic,” said Jennifer Smith, APR, Broward Health’s associate vice president of corporate communications. “In The campaign also includes TV spots and messages distributed through government-relations and community-affairs channels. Honoring health care workers.

Communications 189

Communications Crisis System Healthcare 189

PRSay

JULY 6, 2022

I threw myself into understanding mandarin and Chinese history and reveled in getting to know the community. My two-year assignment in Beijing extended to 11 years in China where I also led corporate communications for Ford Asia Pacific. My time abroad had a profound impact on me personally and professionally.

Communications 94

Communications Internal International Travel 94

Sword and the Script

MARCH 28, 2017

In others, such interviews are prohibited by a client’s corporate policy in order to prevent the appearance of one brand endorsing another. Build Trust with Content Interviews First. It’s a whole lot easier to ask a customer to do a media interview if you’ve already built some trust with them.

B2B 60

B2B Blogging How To Media 60

Prohibition

OCTOBER 28, 2019

As a creative and eco-conscious Yorkshire -based agency, we were eager to win the opportunity to work with Yorkshire Water in the promotion of their ‘Six Capitals’ conference, an event aimed to tackle some of the biggest ecological issues facing both the region and the whole of the UK. Sustainability Conference 9.

Conference 48

Conference Video Government Corporate 48

Sword and the Script

APRIL 16, 2019

If you are a vendor that was not mentioned, and you have a focus on PR and corporate communications, contact me and I’ll add you to the list here and put you on the list for this survey question next year. . The coverage of PR technology in most trade publications serving the PR community is quite is slim.

Survey 71

Survey Technology Corporate Financial 71

Ethical Voices

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Pete area, but I’ve worked in agencies, corporations, and my experience spans a variety of industries including academia, banking, government, healthcare, tourism, and utilities. Thinking about your career from circus to healthcare to agency, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

Ethics 92

Ethics Healthcare Government Energy 92

Flack's Revenge

JANUARY 10, 2019

Last month I interviewed top PR and social media experts about the challenges facing online marketing. I also share my views (not necessarily the agency’s ) and pose additional questions. 10 Social Media Strategies for Corporate Communication in 2019 ( Maximize Social Business).

How To 159

How To Facebook Social Media Advertising 159

Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

Interviews 28

Interviews SEO Banking Radio 28

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 5, 2022

There’s a whole community of like minded people you can lean on. When I left the media relations agency I cofounded after 16 years, I realized I would need an expanded skillset to attract new clients. Michael Ares, MDA Corporate Marketing, LLC. Just because you’re a solo PR pro doesn’t mean you’re in this alone.

How To 104

How To Fashion Banking Industry 104

Landis PR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Until recently, the execution of these strategies has not been a top priority for many corporate event clients. Helping clients understand the impact of their events, arming them with information about sustainable practices, and helping to support implementation are critical components of the event-planning process.

Government 69

Government Measurement Groups Corporate 69

Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Lord Chadlington will interview his fellow peer Lord Bell on 7 November in London. Lord Bell worked for Margaret Thatcher during the 80s and 90s before founding the eponymous public relations agency Bell Pottinger that he ran for 30 years. Lord Bell left the agency in August 2016. The event is being hosted by the PR Company.

Wikipedia 60

Wikipedia Government Interviews Ethics 60

Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

Kim Spear, director at Newgate Communications, has helped her clients build brands in China and also worked with sponsors during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In this interview, she discusses what it’s like to work in PR in Asia, what it takes to build a successful brand and how to stay on top of an ever-evolving industry.

Local 120

Local Retail Newspapers Sports 120

Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

I think about people like LeeAnn Rasachak and Sarah Reckard whom I met more than 10 years ago now (they were one of my first PR Rock Star interviews!). I’ve watched them both grow into fabulous communicators and leaders! Claire Woit has already blazed a trail of success in her eight years in the communications/PR industry.

Social Media 128

Social Media Agriculture Marketing Media 128

Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

“I’m done with agency life. You could replace “agency life” with “corporate life” and insert a whole other sub-set of people, too. Kelly Groehler, Tim Westermeyer and Betsy Andersen all traded in their corporate and agency PR careers for work in another field.

Apparel 106

Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 22, 2017

He’s my guest for this latest interview in the Off Script series. It’s a tall order to work full-time at an agency and then go to school all day two weekends per month, but I am enjoying this period in my career so much. See these related interviews: The Interim CMO as Change Agent; Off Script #19: Sophie Shiatis. Meet James S.

Internal 72

Internal International Interviews Trends 72

MaccaPR

APRIL 18, 2017

I was amused at how agencies were sending me press releases that were of no interest to me. What’s most intriguing for PR agencies might be the insights that Muck Rack can provide that are, shall we say, contrary to what you might expect. Formerly at WSJ, ESPN and NYT.”. Q & A with the editor of Martha Stewart Living. clippings.me.

How To 121

How To YouTube Pitching LinkedIn 121

Stephen Waddington

JULY 17, 2018

We’ve been helping Asda’s PR team with a strategic programme to showcase the uniquely warm relationship between Asda colleagues and customers – and Asda stores’ commitment to make a difference in their local communities. Community champions in Asda stores around the UK submit stories via a mobile phone app.

Storytelling 60

Storytelling Local Community Case Study 60

Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. Public service media is failing the public Thank you My thanks to the following communities and individuals. The project has brought me into contact with a new community of more than 50 thinkers and doers.

Government 103

Government Education Print Ethics 103

Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this interview, he shares the difficulties of military communication, the need for successful communication in all industries and how to use movies as a guide for PR. I only thought to make the leap to PR when a friend showed me how the strategies and skills of public speaking translated into media interviews.

Policies 120

Policies Internal International Public Affairs 120

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Today, most of the PR community know her as the vice president of implementation for a venerable vendor in the PR vertical: BurrellesLuce. Tressa credits a brief stint in corporate communications for a health care company with stoking her interest in PR. she said recently in an interview conducted by email.

Measurement 60

Measurement Course Advertising Advertising 60

MaccaPR

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Why should it matter to a chief marketing officer that her advertising and public relations agency teams are all white, blonde and marinated in the same suburban, upper middle class culture? But our advertising and PR community in the Twin Cities is a long way off from that goal: Only 6.3 Should we care that barely 4.5

Marketing 48

Marketing Advertising Advertising Agency 48

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 10, 2013

From what I have observed since I started working in this industry, practitioners and agency heads still place more emphasis on traditional methods of communicating and facilitating news and story ideas to the media. We love following up with them after pitching an interview/story idea. An intense debate.

Pitching 88

Pitching Twitter Social Media Agency 88

Solo PR Pro

JULY 2, 2019

Michael Ares MDA Corporate Marketing. Kim Alexander Livengood The eclipse agency. As GM of an agency I was too busy doing business development, managing up and managing petty office politics to do what I love most. I interviewed with a smaller robotics integrator and never imagined they would offer me a full time role.

Creativity 73

Creativity Small Business Financial Agency 73

OnePitch

JUNE 16, 2022

She began her career in the editorial department at InStyle magazine, before transitioning into the world of corporate communications at a leading talent agency, and eventually, consumer PR. Read below for the entire interview with Desiree: 1.) Key hyperlinks to the brand/product website.

Pitching 62

Pitching Consumer How To Meeting 62

PR Conversations

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Undoubtedly the pressures and volatility of working in PR/communications ( as I discussed recently with Nigel Sarbutts ) contribute towards feelings of losing control and being unhappy at work. I also wonder whether disillusion may be inherent in PR/communications careers and act as a brake on long-term effectiveness. David Sawyer.

Communications 104

Communications Community Measurement Study 104